System76 published an updated blog post about their progress on the COSMIC desktop: https://blog.system76.com/post/hammering-out-cosmic-features
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My God, has it been 8 years already? 🤯
Yep, it has been 8 years (2016!) since we originally wrote this guide explaining old tools like "Remastersys" and "Pinguy Builder", and just now we finished updating it to reflect today's programs and tools.
Come build your own custom Ubuntu distro! 😎
https://fosspost.org/create-linux-distribution-based-on-ubuntu/
Yep, it has been 8 years (2016!) since we originally wrote this guide explaining old tools like "Remastersys" and "Pinguy Builder", and just now we finished updating it to reflect today's programs and tools.
Come build your own custom Ubuntu distro! 😎
https://fosspost.org/create-linux-distribution-based-on-ubuntu/
FOSS Post
Create Your Custom Linux Distribution Based On Ubuntu
This is a very straightforward guide to build your own custom Linux distribution based on Ubuntu. Use it to customize Linux according to your needs!
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Block Ads on Android in Apps and Games With AdAway
https://fosspost.org/block-ads-on-android-in-apps-and-game/
https://fosspost.org/block-ads-on-android-in-apps-and-game/
FOSS Post
Block Ads On Android In Apps And Games With AdAway
Android is a very functional and extendable operating system, and at the end of the day, it remains a Linux distribution. Currently, it powers an estimated
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A lot of our hidden efforts at FOSS Post goes into updating old articles, and ensuring they remain relevant to whoever stumbles upon them from search engines or other sources.
We just updated our article on open-source survey makers to include the newest alternatives.
https://fosspost.org/open-source-survey-software
We just updated our article on open-source survey makers to include the newest alternatives.
https://fosspost.org/open-source-survey-software
FOSS Post
Top 6 Open Source Survey Software For Forms Making
Open source survey software are survey creation tools that allow you to host your own instance of them wherever you want, mainly because they are licensed
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Let's explore what open-source alternatives are there for Google Maps on Android.
https://fosspost.org/android-open-source-google-maps-alternatives
https://fosspost.org/android-open-source-google-maps-alternatives
FOSS Post
Open Source Google Maps Alternatives for Android
Google Maps is one of the most useful applications that one can use on Android. Without it, one may find himself/herself lost in some jungle instead of
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There are 9 days remaining until the end of April, can we get 9 supporters to help us spread FOSS software and culture?
Join the challenge. 😎
https://www.patreon.com/fosspost
Join the challenge. 😎
https://www.patreon.com/fosspost
Patreon
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Independent Open Source Publication
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AMD plans to open the source code for more parts of its graphics cards drivers throughout 2024. This means AMD GPUs will be more enhanced and supported with Linux in the future.
https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-More-OSS-2024
https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-More-OSS-2024
Phoronix
AMD: "Additional Parts Of The Radeon Stack To Be Open Sourced Throughout The Year"
After recently announcing they'd be working to get out Micro-Engine Scheduler (MES) firmware documentation and open-source code, AMD said they would be working to open-source more of their software stack and hardware documentation
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Audacity 3.5 has been released with an integrated feature for "cloud saving" to audio.com which is owned by Muse Group, and more updates: https://github.com/audacity/audacity/releases/tag/Audacity-3.5.0
If you trust them then you trust them :)
If you trust them then you trust them :)
GitHub
Release Audacity 3.5.0 · audacity/audacity
Audacity 3.5 adds cloud saving, beat detection, pitch shifting and more.
Major changes
Cloud project saving
We've introduced a new cloud-saving feature that allows you to save your Audacity pr...
Major changes
Cloud project saving
We've introduced a new cloud-saving feature that allows you to save your Audacity pr...
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See some behind-the-scenes stats about FOSS Post, and why we keep asking for Patreon supporters. 🐧
https://www.patreon.com/posts/help-us-spread-5-102834655
https://www.patreon.com/posts/help-us-spread-5-102834655
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QEMU 9.0 has been released. You can learn more about the changes in the new version from here: https://www.qemu.org/2024/04/23/qemu-9-0-0/
We have a good tutorial on how you can use QEMU on our website: https://fosspost.org/use-qemu-test-operating-systems-distributions
We have a good tutorial on how you can use QEMU on our website: https://fosspost.org/use-qemu-test-operating-systems-distributions
FOSS Post
Use QEMU To Run Operating Systems Virtually - FOSS Post
This tutorial explains how to install and use QEMU on your Linux distribution in order to run operating systems and distros easily on your machine.
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Ubuntu 24.04 LTS has been released.
https://ubuntu.com/blog/canonical-releases-ubuntu-24-04-noble-numbat
It will be supported all the way up until 2034, and for enterprise customers for 2036.
* We are preparing a set of detailed reviews for most Ubuntu flavors, and will publish them in the coming days.
https://ubuntu.com/blog/canonical-releases-ubuntu-24-04-noble-numbat
It will be supported all the way up until 2034, and for enterprise customers for 2036.
* We are preparing a set of detailed reviews for most Ubuntu flavors, and will publish them in the coming days.
Canonical
Canonical releases Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Noble Numbat | Canonical
Canonical’s 10th Long Term Supported release sets a new standard in performance engineering, enterprise security and developer experience. […]
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Have an old computer around?
Read this detailed review on antiX, and how it can be used to revive old computers and make them full of life again.
https://fosspost.org/revive-old-computer-antix-linux
Read this detailed review on antiX, and how it can be used to revive old computers and make them full of life again.
https://fosspost.org/revive-old-computer-antix-linux
FOSS Post
Revive that Old Computer with antiX Linux
There are a lot of Linux distributions out there suitable for old computers or computers with low hardware resources, but one particular distribution has been
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Microsoft opens the source code for MS-DOS 4.0:
https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/opensource/2024/04/25/open-sourcing-ms-dos-4-0/
https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/opensource/2024/04/25/open-sourcing-ms-dos-4-0/
Microsoft Open Source Blog
Open sourcing MS-DOS 4.0
In partnership with IBM, Microsoft is releasing the source code to MS-DOS 4.00 under the MIT license. Learn more.
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An independent verifier has contributed to the reproducible builds effort of Arch Linux.
Check the results from ⬇️
https://outpost.fosspost.org/d/18-research-paper-tests-how-many-arch-linux-packages-are-reproducible
Check the results from ⬇️
https://outpost.fosspost.org/d/18-research-paper-tests-how-many-arch-linux-packages-are-reproducible
FOSS Outpost
Research paper tests how many Arch Linux packages are reproducible
“Reproducible builds” is a way to ensure that the source code for any software and the binary code resulting from building that source code are matched byte-...
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So, this is a little bit embarrassing.😂
We have uncovered an issue with our email settings for our forum that prevented sending the verification message for new users after registration, which in turn, prevented anyone from posting for a long period of time.
We have solved this issue now and we welcome all of you to post in our forums. 😄
https://outpost.fosspost.org/
We have uncovered an issue with our email settings for our forum that prevented sending the verification message for new users after registration, which in turn, prevented anyone from posting for a long period of time.
We have solved this issue now and we welcome all of you to post in our forums. 😄
https://outpost.fosspost.org/
FOSS Outpost
Forum for power users reading fosspost.org, and enjoying discussions about Linux and open source software.
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How to Install Chromium as a DEB Package on Ubuntu 24.04
https://fosspost.org/chromium-deb-package-ubuntu
https://fosspost.org/chromium-deb-package-ubuntu
FOSS Post
How To Install Chromium As A DEB Package On Ubuntu 24.04
Quick tutorial on how to install Chromium browser as a DEB package instead of Snap on Ubuntu 24.04.
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KDE Neon developers talk about some of the issues they had with Plasma 6.0 and how they will handle it in the future:
https://blog.neon.kde.org/2024/04/29/kde-neon-post-plasma-6-updates-review/
https://blog.neon.kde.org/2024/04/29/kde-neon-post-plasma-6-updates-review/
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What do you think about our publication rate? Should we publish more content, less or the same as we do now?
This will help us to learn how frequently you want to hear from us.
This will help us to learn how frequently you want to hear from us.
Anonymous Poll
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I want you to publish more content! 🙂
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Keep it the same as you do now. 😶
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Phew! Ubuntu release week is always full of work! 🐧
Here is a set of articles we published for Ubuntu 24.04:
- Things to do after installation:
https://fosspost.org/things-to-do-after-installing-ubuntu
- How to get Firefox as a DEB instead of Snap:
https://fosspost.org/how-to-install-firefox-as-a-deb-package-on-ubuntu
- How to get Chromium as DEB instead of Snap:
https://fosspost.org/chromium-deb-package-ubuntu
- How to enable Ubuntu Pro for 12 years of updates on Ubuntu LTS:
https://fosspost.org/extend-ubuntu-updates-free-ubuntu-pro
Here is a set of articles we published for Ubuntu 24.04:
- Things to do after installation:
https://fosspost.org/things-to-do-after-installing-ubuntu
- How to get Firefox as a DEB instead of Snap:
https://fosspost.org/how-to-install-firefox-as-a-deb-package-on-ubuntu
- How to get Chromium as DEB instead of Snap:
https://fosspost.org/chromium-deb-package-ubuntu
- How to enable Ubuntu Pro for 12 years of updates on Ubuntu LTS:
https://fosspost.org/extend-ubuntu-updates-free-ubuntu-pro
FOSS Post
Better Things To Do After Installing Ubuntu 24.04
Things to remove, install or tweak... Read this best guide on what you can do after a fresh Ubuntu installation.
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